haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
lawless area; lawless district
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
in the meanwhile; during the time
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
as stated; verbatim; literally
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
useless resistance; vain struggle
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
older sister; lass; young lady
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end